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Fort Fisher NC April the 26/64
My Dear Mother I Seat my Self to
drop you a fue lines to in form you
that I am well and harty all except
my arm and I ues it yet but I hop
I will get So I can before long but I am
Sent hear for duty but I cant doe it for
for I cant ues my hand to doe duty but
the capt Said that he wood git me on Sum dea<tail?>
and if he dont I will do Nothing for I cant doe
any thing with my hand Mother I want to See
you but I dont expect to See you tell the
war closes for tha wont let me go be fore the
bord and I dont cear for I am in hopes that the [medical board]
war will close this year and if it dos I hope
I will live and if I do I will a <try?> <?>at for
what tha ar a doing to me for tha wont
let me go home on a sick forlow but I wish
I could See but So it is I cant yet but I hop the
time is not far disten of I will Say to you I cant
tell you how I like the place yet So I will
com to a close for this time So yours truly
un tell Deth D R Barnhill to his
lovin Mother Susan Barnhill

Fort Fisher NC April the 26/64
My Dear Mother I Seat my Self to
drop you a fue lines to in form you
that I am well and harty all except
my arm and I ues it yet but I hop
I will get So I can before long but I am
Sent hear for duty but I cant doe it for
for I cant ues my hand to doe duty but
the capt Said that he wood git me on Sum dea
and if he dont I will do Nothing for I cant doe
any thing with my hand Mother I want to See
you but I dont expect to See you tell the
war closes for tha wont let me go be fore the
bord and I dont cear for I am in hopes that the [medical board]
war will close this year and if it dos I hope
I will live and if I do I will a >at for
what tha ar a doing to me for tha wont
let me go home on a sick forlow but I wish
I could See but So it is I cant yet but I hop the
time is not far disten of I will Say to you I cant
tell you how I like the place yet So I will
com to a close for this time So yours truly
un tell Deth D R Barnhill to his
lovin Mother Susan Barnhill